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In my search today for something new and interesting in the world of drum sites, I discovered DrumSoloArtist.com.  It ain’t pretty, but neither is my favorite genre of drumming.  My favorite section of the site is as you might expect…the Drum Solos page.  Among the solos that I viewed today were Benny Greb and Buddy [...]

Today, the world of rock music and entertainment was shocked by the death of Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell. Although saddened by the news, his death brings back great memories from my earliest days of drumming. Along with John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell was one of my earliest influences. At the time, I had no [...]

Much has been said about Ringo Starr’s recent announcement that he’s no longer signing autographs. He’s apparently got too much on his plate. Many of our readers know I’m a fan of Ringo’s work, so it will come as no surprise that I forgive him for his curt statements, which were prefaced with his usual [...]

And the drummer is… As best I can tell, the man on drums for the new Oasis album Dig Out Your Soul is Chris Sharrock. No, wait! It’s Zak Starkey.
Thanks to one of our readers, I’ve been corrected. The winner was Zak Starkey. Today, information is flowing on the new album and I’ve been able [...]

Since my recent write up on drum lesson sites, two have jumped out as my favorites. My personal number one is Mike Johnston’s, MikesLessons.com. I was hooked after watching a couple of his free lessons on The Drum Lab (YouTube).

MikesLessons.com is a very cool site that offers iPod lesson downloads for 0.99 or monthly lesson [...]

Billy Cobham is a name I hadn’t heard in years, until recently. Working with a UK drum shop in my search for a vintage Premier part, I discovered that the shop owner recently took some time off to drum tech for Cobham at the recent WOMAD show. Mike, the owner of DM Drums modestly told [...]

It’s tough finding music news on the great ones. Take Phil Collins for instance. Rather than easy to find news on touring with his former bandmates Genesis or his session with son Simon, readers get front page news on his divorce settlement. Years ago, Phil released a groundbreaking recording called I Don’t Care Anymore and [...]

There’s an old saying that goes, “Rock and Roll is a young man’s game.” Not true today. I’m perhaps stating the obvious, considering that there are dozens of drummers with extremely successful rock and pop acts that fit the “old-guy” category. However, Phil Selway belongs on a short-list of studs that have developed a great [...]

Jason Bonham likely hit a lifetime high when he took the stage with his father’s former band mates: Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, at the recent Zeppelin reunion. YouTube is flooded with clips from the show, my favorite of which was the live debut of For Your Life. Rolling Stone’s David Fricke [...]

I had the surprise pleasure of being treated to a performance by Jason Bonham with Foreigner at the Mountain Winery concert venue in Saratoga this week. The invitation was for dinner and a show with Foreigner. I didn’t even realize until moments before the show that Jason was a current member of the band. The [...]

It had to be done. I’m compelled to report that founding member and original Kiss drummer Peter Criss is to release a new solo album. Did anyone buy the first one? (Sorry Peter) I admit to loving those early Kiss albums, my all-time favorite being Kiss Alive. I’ll give this [...]

Recently, San Francisco Bay area station Channel 104.9 returned from the dead. Apparently, Gen-Xers are the new Baby Boomers, and FM radio is planning to cash in. Cynical perhaps, but it’s a fact. Gen-Xers are turning 35 and 40, they’ve got high paying jobs, lots of disposable income, and FM radio is desperate [...]